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Size | 18 items |
Abstract | Erwin Cotton Mills Number 2 began operation in 1904 on a site on the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, N.C. The mill was owned by the Erwin Cotton Mill Company of Durham, N.C. The town that grew up around the mill was originally named Duke after the Duke family members who were prominent stakeholders in the Erwin Cotton Mill Company. In 1926, the town's name was changed to Erwin. Burlington Industries purchased Erwin Cotton Mills in 1962. In 1987, Burlington Industries was purchased by Swift Textiles, Inc., of Columbus, Ga. Erwin Cotton Mills in Erwin, N.C., closed in 2000. The collection contains oral history interviews with former mill workers of the Erwin Cotton Mills in Erwin, N.C. Interviews were conducted by students in Bruce McNair's honors class at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., in November 2000. The collection also includes partial transcriptions of the interviews created by the students as part of their coursework. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Erwin Cotton Mills Number 2 began operation in 1904 on a site on the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, N.C. The mill was owned by the Erwin Cotton Mill Company of Durham, N.C. The town that grew up around the mill was initially called Duke after the Duke family members who were prominent stakeholders in the Erwin Cotton Mill Company. In 1926, the town's name was changed to Erwin. Burlington Industries purchased Erwin Cotton Mills in 1962. In 1987, Burlington Industries was purchased by Swift Textiles, Inc., of Columbus, Ga. Erwin Cotton Mills in Erwin, N.C., closed in 2000.
Back to TopOral history interviews with former mill workers of the Erwin Cotton Mills in Erwin, N.C. Interviews were conducted by students in Bruce McNair's honors class at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., in November 2000. The collection also includes partial transcriptions of the interviews created by the students as part of their coursework.
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Ennis, Gordon, 15 November 2000 |
Audiocassette C-5291/2 |
Hayes, Sarah, 20 November 2000 |
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Holmes, VerdieCLOSED: no release form. |
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Johnson, Joseph, 20 November 2000 |
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McLamb, Clare, undated. |
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McLamb, EdwardCLOSED: no release form. |
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Ray, Etta, 21 November 2000 |
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Ray, Lovitte, 21 November 2000 |
Audiocassette C-5291/9 |
Sessoms, Frances, 20 November 2000 |
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Partial transcriptions of oral history interviews |